H. R. 9749 seeks to change the Homeland Security Act of 2002 by removing the power that allows the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reorganize itself. This bill proposes to strike out several sections of the original act that deal with the DHS's reorganization...
H. R. 9749 is a plan to stop the Department of Homeland Security from being able to change its own structure. It wants to remove the parts of the law that gave them this power.
S. 4332 aims to enhance telephone communication within the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bill requires that by January 1, 2026, veterans will receive calls from a single, recognizable phone number, and the caller ID will clearly show the call is from the Department....
The bill wants to make sure veterans see a special phone number when the Department of Veterans Affairs calls them, and it also wants to set up places in each time zone to help veterans with their health appointments over the phone.
H. R. 10012 proposes to modify title 38 of the United States Code to allow veterans to receive eyeglass lens fittings as part of the medical services offered through the Veterans Community Care Program. The bill mandates the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to create regulations...
This bill wants to let veterans get their glasses fitted by nearby non-VA doctors, making it easier for them to see clearly. It also asks the government to check if everything is working well and report back after six months.
H. R. 8905, also known as the “Maddie’s Infant Recovery And Children’s Legislative Emergency Act of 2024” or the “MIRACLE Act of 2024,” directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). The study will focus on how common NAS is...
The MIRACLE Act of 2024 wants to ask the big health boss to learn more about how medicine can affect babies when they are born. In a few years, they'll tell everyone what they found out and how to help.
H.R. 7190, titled the “Fentanyl is a WMD Act,” directs the Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office at the Department of Homeland Security to classify illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. This classification aligns with the provisions of title XIX...
H.R. 7190 is a plan to call illegal fentanyl, which is a dangerous drug, a "weapon of mass destruction," just like big bombs, so the people keeping us safe can act more strongly against it.
H.R. 3728 is a bill that aims to rename a United States Postal Service facility located at 25 Dorchester Avenue, Room 1, in Boston, Massachusetts as the "Caroline Chang Post Office." The bill specifies that any legal documents or references to this postal facility should use...
The bill wants to change the name of a post office in Boston to the "Caroline Chang Post Office," so everyone will call it that from now on.
S. 3633 amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the District of Columbia to receive federal funding that it previously could not access. This change means that the District of Columbia will now be recognized similarly to other regions in the context of this...
S. 3633 is a bill that wants to give Washington, D.C., the chance to get the same money help that other places get for taking care of their coastlines and to protect them from floods. Before this, D.C. couldn't get this kind of help because of some old rules.
H.R. 8138 proposes to establish a disaster response training program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This program aims to train Farm Service Agency employees to assist farmers and ranchers affected by natural disasters by offering outreach and technical assistance....
H.R. 8138 is like a plan to help teach people how to help farmers and ranchers when big weather problems happen. It wants workers to learn how to give advice and help, and make sure the helpers learn the best ways by asking them and the farmers what went well and what didn't.
H.R. 9957 is a bill that instructs the Secretary of Energy to conduct a detailed study on the possibility of creating a refined fuel storage reserve in the Western United States. The study will evaluate potential locations and infrastructure needs, and assess the ability of the reserve to...
H.R. 9957 is like a homework project for grown-ups where they are figuring out if they should build a big tank in the west to keep extra gasoline, just in case there are emergencies and they need it quickly. They'll check how much it will cost and if it's a good idea to keep everybody safe when there's not enough gas.
H. R. 915 aims to create a national safety standard for companies that hire certain motor carriers to transport goods. The bill outlines a selection standard that companies must follow to be deemed reasonable and prudent when choosing motor carriers, including checking their...
H. R. 915 is a plan to make sure companies pick safe drivers and trucks to carry things, by checking if they follow safety rules and have the right paperwork. This idea also won't change any existing state rules for truckers moving stuff around.
The Manufactured Housing Community Sustainability Act of 2024 aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code to offer a business tax credit for the sale of real property used as a manufactured home community. The bill highlights the importance of manufactured home communities in...
The Manufactured Housing Community Sustainability Act of 2024 wants to help people keep their homes affordable by giving special tax breaks to owners who sell their land to groups that promise to keep it as a community of manufactured homes for a long time. It's like giving a big thank-you gift to those who sell their land in a way that helps people have nice places to live.
H.R. 7365, known as the “Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act” or the “VETS Safe Travel Act,” allows certain severely injured or disabled veterans to access the TSA's PreCheck Program for free. To qualify, veterans must be enrolled in the VA's patient enrollment...
This bill helps some injured or disabled veterans by letting them skip long lines at airports for free if they have trouble moving, like if they lost a leg or can't walk well.
H. R. 7057 aims to address the financial impact of illegal immigration on the United States. It requires the Financial Stability Oversight Council to report to Congress each year about the risks illegal immigration might pose to the country's financial stability and to...
H.R. 7057 is a plan where the government would check each year to see if people coming to the country without permission are causing money problems for the country, and then share ways to fix any problems they find.
H. RES. 1070 recognizes the pivotal role of the National League of Cities (NLC) in advocating for U.S. municipal governments over the past century. It highlights NLC's efforts in influencing key federal legislation, supporting foundational services for communities, and...
The H. RES. 1070 is like giving a big thank you card to the National League of Cities for helping make towns and cities better over the years. It says they've done a great job working with the government to do important things for people who live in different neighborhoods across the country.
H. R. 8408 seeks to officially name the United States Postal Service facility located at 290 NW Peacock Boulevard in Port St. Lucie, Florida, as the “Trooper Zachary Fink Post Office Building.” Introduced by multiple representatives, the bill ensures that all references to...
In Port St. Lucie, Florida, there's a post office, and this bill wants to give it a special name: "Trooper Zachary Fink Post Office Building." This means that when people talk about or write down the name of this post office, they'll use the new name to honor someone special.
H. R. 8982 allows NASA to make agreements with the town of Chincoteague, Virginia, to reimburse them for the costs of replacing drinking water wells. This reimbursement can occur over a period of up to five years from the date the bill becomes law. It specifically concerns...
NASA is going to help a town called Chincoteague by paying back some of the money it spent to fix water wells. This means the town can get money back for up to five years when they replace the wells that give people clean water to drink.
S. 3817, known as the "Safer Prisons Act of 2024," aims to increase the criminal penalties for assaulting a correctional officer in the Bureau of Prisons. The bill proposes to amend Section 111 of title 18, United States Code, by doubling the maximum term of imprisonment for...
S. 3817 is like a new rule that wants to make the punishments tougher if someone hurts a special kind of police officer who works in jails. It wants the 'time-out' (jail time) and fines to be even bigger and scarier, hoping people will think twice before doing anything bad.
H. R. 7617 is known as the "Justice for Breonna Taylor Act." The bill aims to prohibit the use of no-knock warrants by federal law enforcement officers, requiring them to announce their authority and purpose before entering premises. Additionally, state and local law...
H. R. 7617 is a proposed law that would stop police from entering a house without knocking first, so that people know who they are and why they are there. It also asks police who receive money from the government to do the same.
H. R. 8859 aims to require the Bureau of the Census to gather detailed information about individuals who are deafblind in the United States. The bill highlights the difficulties in accurately counting the deafblind population using current data and stresses the need for a...
H. R. 8859 is a plan to help count people in the U.S. who are both deaf and blind, so they can get the right support they need, but it doesn’t clearly say how everything will be done or how much it will cost.
H. R. 10063, known as the "Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Study Act of 2024" or the "FACES Act of 2024", directs the Attorney General to submit a report to Congress regarding the enforcement of laws related to accessing clinic entrances. This bill requires the report...
The FACES Act of 2024 wants the Attorney General to tell Congress how well they are making sure people can get into clinics without any trouble. They also want ideas on how to do this even better.
S. 4922 aims to change an existing law in the United States Code to extend the period during which the Department of Veterans Affairs is authorized to transport individuals to and from its facilities. Specifically, the bill proposes to amend Section 111A(a)(2) of title 38 by...
The bill wants to let the Department of Veterans Affairs keep giving rides to people who need to go to their special care buildings for five more years, so that veterans can keep getting help without having any trouble.
H.R. 9051, titled the “Compassionate Assault Response and Empathy Act of 2024,” proposes amendments to the Public Health Service Act to enhance trauma-informed training for law enforcement officers dealing with sexual assault cases. The bill authorizes the Secretary to...
H.R. 9051 is a plan to help police officers be better at helping people who have been hurt by bad people, giving them special classes so they can be kinder and more understanding. The plan gives money to police groups so they can teach their officers to better help victims without making them feel worse.
H.R. 9159 aims to improve the preservation, maintenance, and management of national historic and scenic trails in the United States. The bill proposes the designation of specific partners like the Appalachian Trail Conservancy to help manage these trails. It also emphasizes...
H.R. 9159 is a plan to help take care of special walking paths called trails that tell stories about history or take you through beautiful places. It lets certain groups help in taking care of these trails and work with other people, like volunteers, to make them nice and keep them safe.
H.R. 7032, titled the "Congressional Budget Office Data Sharing Act," aims to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The bill seeks to give the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) more power to quickly obtain data from executive agencies while...
H.R. 7032 wants to make it easier for a special group in Congress, called the Congressional Budget Office, to get the information they need from other parts of the government to do their jobs better, and make sure they keep the information secret just like they're supposed to.
H. R. 5867 aims to name a United States Postal Service facility. Specifically, it designates the post office at 109 Live Oaks Boulevard in Casselberry, Florida, as the “Colonel Joseph William Kittinger II Post Office Building.” This designation ensures that any official...
This bill says that a post office in Casselberry, Florida, will now be called the "Colonel Joseph William Kittinger II Post Office Building," which means that’s the name they will use for it from now on.
H.R. 7821, titled the “Safer American Family Enterprise Retail Act of 2024” or the “SAFE Retail Act of 2024,” proposes an amendment to the Internal Revenue Code to establish a tax credit for small retail businesses. The credit would cover 50% of eligible expenditures related...
H.R. 7821 is a proposed law that would give small shops some money back on their taxes if they spend money to make their stores safer from thieves. This means if a small store buys things like cameras or alarms to stop people from stealing, they can get back some of the money they spent when they pay their taxes, but only a certain amount and until the year 2029.
H. R. 6073 is a bill that officially names the United States Postal Service facility at 9925 Bustleton Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the "Sergeant Christopher David Fitzgerald Post Office Building." This act ensures that all legal, regulatory, and documentary...
The bill H. R. 6073 changes the name of a post office in Philadelphia to honor Sergeant Christopher David Fitzgerald, so when people talk about it, they will use his name.
H.R. 7049 is a bill that aims to cancel a directive from the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the COVID-19 vaccination program for health care workers in the Veterans Health Administration. The bill mandates the repeal of Directive 1193.01, which was originally...
The bill wants to stop a rule that required doctors and nurses at veterans' hospitals to get a COVID-19 shot, and it also says they can't make similar rules in the future.
H. R. 2379 is a bill that designates the United States Postal Service facility located at 616 East Main Street in St. Charles, Illinois, as the “Veterans of the Vietnam War Memorial Post Office.” This bill ensures that any mentions of this postal facility in laws, maps,...
This bill wants to give a special name, "Veterans of the Vietnam War Memorial Post Office," to the post office in St. Charles, Illinois, to honor people who served in the Vietnam War. Think of it like giving the post office a medal to say "thank you" to veterans.
H. R. 9733, known as the “School Bus Driver Shortage Relief Act,” seeks to create a task force to tackle the shortage of school bus drivers across the U.S. This task force, led by the Department of Education with input from the Department of Transportation, will provide...
The bill wants to create a team to figure out why there aren't enough school bus drivers and how to fix it, so kids can always get to school safely.
H.R. 192 seeks to prevent individuals who are not U.S. citizens from voting in elections held in the District of Columbia. It also aims to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022, restoring any laws changed by that Act to their previous state. The bill...
H.R. 192 is a proposed rule that says only people who are citizens of the United States can vote in Washington, D.C., and it also wants to undo a previous rule that allowed some non-citizens to vote.
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